Spotlight on: Yusuke Kasuda

This week's spotlight is on SCAD freshman Yusuke Kasuda from Chikushino, Japan. (whew, that's a mouth-full) Sadly, injuries have kept Yusuke sidelined for much of his first season on the team, but that hasn't stopped him from fully demonstrating just how valuable he'll be come Fall quarter 2010.

An advertising major and a dedicated student both on and off the court, Yusuke (pronounced Yoo-skay) attended high school in Southern California where he spent countless hours training for his future career as a SCAD Bee.

Before succumbing to an unfortunate injury to his right hand, Yusuke logged wins at the number 3 singles and number 2 doubles positions against Oklahoma Baptist University on March 15th. Like a true champion, Yusuke played through the pain and tallied wins against Northwood University, St. Thomas, and Shorter College.

Thankfully, his injury hasn't kept him out of the gym. With any luck, those muscles will come in handy next season when the men's team competes for another chance at the National Championships.

Good luck, Yusuke!